Hi Joan As there is no birth reg or death reg, it suggests the child may have been a stillborn Stillbirths were not officially recorded until 1927 The non naming also might suggest it didn't survive Have you checked the parish registers, I have found plenty recorded as stillborn in the burials, but it does vary by parish as to whether they were recorded It was the early days of civil registration so its possible both birth and death were missed but usually one or other was done Or a clerical error means it wasn't passed to the GRO or was but mistranscribed But my money would be on a stillbirth Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 04-Feb-17 10:27 AM, meg--- via DERBYSGEN wrote: > > Hi, > > In a family bible I have a child called 'baby' WHEELDON, born 31 Mar 1845, > father Edwin WHEELDON and mother Mary Hannah HEAPY married 1843 and living > in the Kirk Ireton/Ireton Wood area. However I can't find either a birth or > death registration and there is no mention in the 1851 census, just his > brother John Heapy WHEELDON. Is there any reason that a birth/death isn't > registered - the GRO index has all subsequent siblings who were listed on > the bible page. > > Thanks > > Joan